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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: wyx2000 on August 18, 2011, 08:03:04 PM

Title: Is this noise or something?
Post by: wyx2000 on August 18, 2011, 08:03:04 PM
I have a lamp module named lamp, on A3, a sensor named sensor2 on A5.

The sensor doesn't always trigger, I assume it is the range between it and the CM15A.

But I see a log today in activity monitor "Receive   A On(Lamp, Sensor2)"
On the A5 module , I see "P Recv On(A3, A5)"

The A3 is in on mode.

What I don't understand is how it links A5 with A3 even A5 is triggered.

Any idea?
Title: Re: Is this noise or something?
Post by: dave w on August 18, 2011, 08:33:13 PM
Your description is cryptic. 

You are right, this doesn't make any sense: "Receive   A On(Lamp, Sensor2)" since "lamp" is a receiver  and "sensor2" a transmitter so shouldn't be showing up on the same line.    What was the line preceeding this statement in the monitor?

But I'm going to say this again:  noise very, very seldom is responsible for turning on or off anything. Noise prevents the X10 command from getting to the target. So typically noise simply prevents actions from taking place. There are some instances where noise can "morph" the X10 address. But that is more likely to show as rogue HCUCs that are not in your system.

Title: Re: Is this noise or something?
Post by: wyx2000 on August 18, 2011, 09:26:58 PM
Your description is cryptic.  

You are right, this doesn't make any sense: "Receive   A On(Lamp, Sensor2)" since "lamp" is a receiver  and "sensor2" a transmitter so shouldn't be showing up on the same line.    What was the line preceeding this statement in the monitor?

But I'm going to say this again:  noise very, very seldom is responsible for turning on or off anything. Noise prevents the X10 command from getting to the target. So typically noise simply prevents actions from taking place. There are some instances where noise can "morph" the X10 address. But that is more likely to show as rogue HCUCs that are not in your system.

Right, I cannot think anything can trigger that, I don't have any macro or timer defined. See the screenshot below

(http://i51.tinypic.com/28iviba.png)
(http://i51.tinypic.com/a9pbth.png)

See the A3 is on, actually the lamp module is off.
Title: Re: Is this noise or something?
Post by: Dan Lawrence on August 19, 2011, 07:27:24 AM
Empty the trash can (the green box  on the right side bottom with the recycle symbol.)
Title: Re: Is this noise or something?
Post by: wyx2000 on August 19, 2011, 07:37:02 PM
Empty the trash can (the green box  on the right side bottom with the recycle symbol.)

That sounds a point, so I cleared the recycle bin.

I don't see A6 etc now, but I got A1, see below, I have two sensors, one is A5, one is B1, not sure what is the A1 from.

(http://i51.tinypic.com/15f23go.png)
Title: Re: Is this noise or something?
Post by: dave w on August 19, 2011, 08:24:31 PM
The motion sensors instantly default to HCUC "A1" upon battery removal. Could it be your A5 sensor after you jiggled the batteries?  -:)
Title: Re: Is this noise or something?
Post by: wyx2000 on August 20, 2011, 02:14:34 AM
The motion sensors instantly default to HCUC "A1" upon battery removal. Could it be your A5 sensor after you jiggled the batteries?  -:)

:) when you see the answer, you wonder why it is so simple!

thanks!
Title: Re: Is this noise or something?
Post by: Noam on August 20, 2011, 09:52:57 PM
Empty the trash can (the green box  on the right side bottom with the recycle symbol.)

That sounds a point, so I cleared the recycle bin.

I don't see A6 etc now, but I got A1, see below, I have two sensors, one is A5, one is B1, not sure what is the A1 from.

I am guessing tour "Transceiver" is a TM751, right?
That has a set UnitCode of "1"," and it is on HouseCode A, hence the A1.